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Instituto de Carboquímica

In research, Instituto de Carboquímica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,773 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,235 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Biomedical Engineering is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,396
of 28,054 · #5,310 all time
Rank in Spain
#277
of 658
Research works
1.1k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
48.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Carboquímica known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,773 of 12,888 19.1%160 #3270
EngineeringField #4,235 of 6,636 18.7%90 #3575

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Carboquímica sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Instituto de Carboquímica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biomedical Engineering takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 39.1 works11×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 26.2 works8.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 17.01× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 10.34× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.55× its world share, 90 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.01× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 17.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Carboquímica?

Ranked on the composite score, M.J. Lázaro, Alberto Abad and Luis F. de Diego lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Carboquímica.

  1. 1 M.J. Lázaro Spain · #111,061 worldwide 511 citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Alberto Abad Spain · #120,785 worldwide 452 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Luis F. de Diego Spain · #138,425 worldwide 380 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Pilar Gayán Spain · #168,547 worldwide 368 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 I. Suelves Spain · #207,257 worldwide 282 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Francisco García‐Labiano Spain · #214,198 worldwide 371 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Juan Adánez Spain · #232,353 worldwide 450 citations · 70 works
  8. 8 R. Moliner Spain · #237,896 worldwide 350 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 M.T. Izquierdo Spain · #326,031 worldwide 323 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Wolfgang K. Maser Spain · #346,138 worldwide 446 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Carboquímica

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Carboquímica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hydrogen Production, CO2 Capture, Renewable Fuels, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Chemical-Looping Combustion, Solar Thermochemical Production, Nanomaterials and Biomass.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Hydrogen Production22▲ 48×5 topics
  2. CO2 Capture19▲ 74×4 topics
  3. Renewable Fuels19▲ 96×3 topics
  4. Metal-Organic Frameworks18▲ 26×6 topics
  5. Chemical-Looping Combustion17▲ 685×1 topic
  6. Solar Thermochemical Production17▲ 685×1 topic
  7. Nanomaterials17▲ 9.3×11 topics
  8. Biomass16▲ 88×5 topics
  9. Catalytic14▲ 70×3 topics
  10. Environmental Impact13▲ 4.7×16 topics
  11. Energy Storage13▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Sustainability13▲ 3.1×13 topics
  13. Gasification12▲ 110×3 topics
  14. Biochar12▲ 42×4 topics
  15. Lignocellulosic Biomass12▲ 67×2 topics
  16. Pyrolysis11▲ 101×2 topics
  17. Bio-oil10▲ 139×1 topic
  18. Hydrothermal Carbonization10▲ 139×1 topic
  19. Ionic Liquids10▲ 21×5 topics
  20. Catalysis10▲ 8.5×12 topics
  21. Water Splitting9▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Carbon Dioxide9▲ 35×3 topics
  23. Hydrogenation9▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Graphene9▲ 7.6×6 topics
  25. Nanoparticles9▲ 4.1×13 topics
  26. Cathode Materials8▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Renewable Energy8▲ 3.3×11 topics
  28. Flue Gas Desulfurization8▲ 322×1 topic
  29. Hydrogen Sulfide Adsorption8▲ 322×1 topic
  30. Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts8▲ 134×1 topic
  31. Methanol Synthesis8▲ 134×1 topic
  32. Rechargeable Batteries7▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Recycling7▲ 11×9 topics
  34. Heterogeneous Catalysts7▲ 46×2 topics
  35. Catalysts7▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Electrocatalysis6▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Lithium-ion Batteries6▲ 7.7×3 topics
  38. Energy Conversion5▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Hydrogen Evolution5▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Oxygen Reduction5▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Carboquímica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Industrial Gas Emission Control and Catalysts for Methane Reforming.

Chemical Looping and The…17Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes: 17 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 10 fractional worksIndustrial Gas Emission …8Industrial Gas Emission Control: 8 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Re…8Catalysts for Methane Reforming: 8 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 5 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 5 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…5Advanced battery technologies research: 5 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 5 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 5 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 4 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCatalysisRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes Biomedical Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Industrial Gas Emission Control Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 8 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Carboquímica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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